Firefighters Smashed Cruise AV's Front Window to Stop It from Running over Fire Hoses

January 21, 2023

Firefighters were forced to shatter the front window of a Cruise AV in order to prevent it from running over active fire hoses. This incident underscores the importance of safe and secure AI practices, particularly in emergency situations. For those interested in shaping responsible AI governance, we invite you to explore HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM's Map function, where we measure and manage such incidents to promote trustworthy AI. JOIN US

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Alleged deployer: cruise
Alleged developer: cruise
Alleged harmed parties: san-francisco-residents, san-francisco-firefighters, san-francisco-fire-department

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/459

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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